Dubai International Academic City and Hult International Business School Conclude Innovation Olympics Programme
23 August, 2010 – Dubai International Academic City (DIAC), the region’s leading destination for higher education and a member of TECOM Investments’ Education Cluster, today announced the conclusion of the Innovation Olympics Programme organised by Hult International Business School.
Hult partnered with leading organisations at different locations and provided each of them with five diverse teams comprising five MBA candidates each. The teams competed with each other to develop best solutions needed for tackling a company’s growth challenges.
Alok Rawat, Ekpenyong Bassey, Gopal Renganathan, Maxime Mvokany and Russell Robertson emerged as winners of the programme for coming out with the best business plans as per pre-set criteria.
DIAC was one of the 15 global corporate partners for this year’s Innovation Olympics Programme.
The presentations at DIAC were reviewed by Dr Ayoub Kazim, Managing Director, Education Cluster – TECOM Investments, and Hasan Makansi, Director of Partner Development, Education Cluster – TECOM Investments.
Dubai International Academic City hosts over 30 institutions from 11 different countries including the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, India, France, Singapore, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Lebanon and the UAE. Approximately 16,000 students are currently enrolled into the various programmes offered at the campuses within DIAC.
About Dubai International Academic City:
Dubai International Academic City (DIAC), a member of TECOM Investments, located in the Dubai Academic City is the world’s only Free Zone dedicated to higher education. A regional base for premier international higher education institutions, DIAC is the world’s first dedicated tertiary cluster development.
Spread across an area of approximately 18 million square foot, the DIAC campus provides an environment of vitality and inspiration for students and faculty. DIAC partners also enjoy special privileges like 100% foreign ownership, 100% freedom from taxes, 100% repatriation of profits and effortless visa issuance procedures for students, faculty and staff.
There are currently international universities of higher learning in Dubai Knowledge Village and Dubai International Academic City from diverse regions including the U.S, Australia, India, Pakistan, Iran, France, Russia, Belgium, U.K and Canada operating out of DIAC, catering to over 16,000 students. These institutions offer programmes that range in duration from one year to four years.
Major academic programmes on offer include; engineering, computer science, finance, media, education, fashion and design, biotechnology, environmental studies, quality management and business management programmes.
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